The Missed Connection by Tia Williams (Hardcover) (PREORDER)

Fiction - Romance - Contemporary - African American & Black

RELEASE DATE: 6/09/2026  (WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER'S WAREHOUSE)

New York Times bestselling author Tia Williams returns with an intensely romantic, deliciously sexy tale about a woman searching for her handsome seatmate on a European flight--and the unexpected places her hunt for love leads her.

Sasha Cruz knows types. As a booked-and-busy casting agent, she's always casting -- at happy hour, the post office, the grocery store, everywhere. She's all about finding the perfect person to slot into the perfect role. What she doesn't do, however, are relationships. Too much energy, not enough time. Men find her intimidating, and she likes it that way.

But when Sasha's seated next to a mysterious, broodingly handsome Italian man on the way to a work trip in Paris, sparks fly - but they miss the chance to exchange contact information. Now, convinced that she's lost out on her soulmate, Sasha is on a manhunt to find Seat F.

Sasha enlists her work friend for help in the search, but when she accidentally emails the entire global company, colleagues around the world begin looking for Seat F, too - with some finding love along the way. Meanwhile, Sasha takes matters into her own hands, hiring a smoldering detective who complicates matters in unforeseen ways.

AUTHOR BIO:

Tia Williams is the bestselling author of The Accidental Diva, It Chicks, and The Perfect Find--now a Netflix film starring Gabrielle Union. Her novel, Seven Days in June, was an instant New York Times bestseller and a Reese's Book Club pick. Her NAACP Image Award-nominated bestseller, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde, was named one of the year's best romances by New York Times and Amazon. Her YA romcom, Audre & Bash are Just Friends, was an instant New York Times bestseller and GMA Book Club Pick. Her latest novel, The Missed Connection, releases on June 16, 2026. Tia lives with her family in Brooklyn.

"I don't know what Ms. Williams puts in her books, but frankly I need it on prescription. She is a master at crafting chaotic but instantly loveable characters and fresh, unpredictable, satisfying plots. This book is an absolute delight, balancing heart-wrenching emotion with searing sexual tension and laugh-out-loud humor. Six stars! (I am a Barbecutie now. IYKYK)"-- Talia Hibbert, New York Times bestselling author

"Hilarious, mysterious, and wildly sexy, The Missed Connection is a gift to romance fans who like their swoons with a touch of danger. Tia Williams is the queen of sparkling banter and blazing chemistry. If you miss the Y2K golden age of Black romantic comedies, this is the book you've been waiting for."-- Regina Black, USA Today bestselling author of August Lane